Re: [Newbie-warning] MOD_INC_USE_COUNT usage

[Krzysztof Halasa]

Tim Cambrant <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> So, why shouldn't this patch be applied?:
>
> --- drivers/ide/pci/generic.c.orig      2004-01-14 17:52:35.000000000 +0100
> +++ drivers/ide/pci/generic.c   2003-11-24 13:54:01.000000000 +0100
> @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int __devinit generic_init_one(st
> 		return 1;
> 	}
> 	ide_setup_pci_device(dev, d);
> +	MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
> 	return 0;
>  }

It isn't that easy - the module must be marked as being in use this
way or (preferably) another.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa, B*FH
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